9 celebrities who were able to overcome drug addiction: Dana Borisova, Stas Piekha and others

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

There is a popular belief that creative people need a constant recharge in the form of powerful emotions. And often, not finding them from outside, actors, musicians, artists look for inspiration with the help of substances that cloud consciousness. Only often they do not assume that pampering in most cases leads to destructive addiction. Fortunately, the celebrities discussed below were on the edge of the abyss, but were able to cope with the deadly thrust.

Shura

At the beginning of the 2000s, one of the most shocking domestic artists abruptly disappeared from the sight of fans, and when he came out again, few people recognized him: the singer recovered so much, and his appearance was painful that he only remotely resembled himself. As it turned out, Shura had been fighting cancer all this time, one of the reasons for the appearance of which was drug addiction. The musician himself did not hide the fact that at the peak of his fame he took "bad" substances, which sometimes replaced his food.

The star had to undergo a course of chemotherapy and rehabilitation. Fortunately, he managed to completely defeat the disease, and at the same time get rid of addictions. Now Shura is back in shape and leads a healthy lifestyle.

Eminem

The famous rapper has never hidden that he draws inspiration for his songs from stories from his own life. Many probably noticed that his compositions also mention that Eminem knows firsthand what an overdose is. And this is also true: once he "pumped up" so that they barely had time to save him. And only after this incident, which almost ended tragically, the musician decided that life was still more important to him.

Dana Borisova

Several years ago, a spectacular blonde, who at one time was the idol of all military personnel, found herself in the center of an unpleasant scandal. Thanks to the girl's mother and the ubiquitous Andrei Malakhov, the whole country learned that Borisova had been taking drugs for a long time. It all got to the point that her friends tricked her to be treated for addiction in Thailand, having come up with a story that the TV presenter was invited to appear in a foreign country in a reality show.

After long months of treatment, Dana returned to her homeland and claims that she completely got rid of the destructive cravings. However, many fans doubt this. After all, the artist still surprises with her strange behavior, and her daughter even ran away from home several times, accusing her loved one of inappropriate behavior.

Robby Williams

The British singer at one time did not have any addictions, and it remains only to wonder how his body withstood the constant combustible mixture of drugs, alcohol, various pills and other substances. But one day Williams realized that in this way he would soon bring himself to the grave and therefore decided to undergo a rehabilitation course. He turned out to be successful, because after the treatment, Robbie began to lead a healthy lifestyle.

Vlad Topalov

The first portion of popularity Sergey Lazarev and Vlad Topalov received, being members of the group "Smash!" But if after the collapse of the duet "dark" was able to build a successful solo career, then "light" hit all the hard and was captured by a drug addiction. He himself admits that he vaguely remembers life events that happened over the years that he took drugs. In the end, his body could not stand it, and the young man's kidney began to fail. Fortunately, the doctors managed to arrive on time, and the singer himself spent a long time in the hospital and even tried to commit suicide. But the artist managed to pull himself together and completely "cleanse". Today Topalov is an exemplary family man: he is raising a son with his wife Regina Todorenko. In addition, the singer participates in various charity events aimed at combating drug addiction.

Elton John

The British singer was forced to take drugs by depression: for a long time he could not admit to the public that he was gay and was worried that he could not even accept himself as he was. But love pulled John out of the drug addiction: David Furnish became his destiny, and the couple even formalized the relationship. Changes for the better made Elton look at life differently, and in 1990 he finally got rid of the influence of hazardous substances.

Stas Piekha

Looking at an intelligent-looking artist, you can't say that he, too, was in drug captivity. However, he also visited the edge of the abyss, and even at a young age.

According to Stas, his parents were often not at home, and he filled feelings of uselessness and loneliness with strong substances. And he got carried away so that he had a heart attack three times. The famous grandmother Edita Piekha helped the young man change his life, she made sure that the grandson stopped communicating with people who pushed him into the abyss, transported him to the capital, then sent him to study in England and insisted that he stop taking drugs.

Drew Barrymore

The Hollywood actress got acquainted with drugs as a child, and her mother suggested to her to try them, who could not imagine life without noisy parties with all the ensuing consequences. Growing up, Drew spent time among the golden youth, among whom illegal substances were held in high esteem, and at the age of 13 she was hospitalized due to an overdose. Only after that did Barrymore realize that if this continued, she would not live to come of age. The struggle went on with varying success, but still the girl was able to come out of it as a winner.

Guf

Alexey Dolmatov (the rapper's real name) became addicted to drugs after his divorce from his wife Aiza Anokhina, although acquaintances claim that the young man had an addiction long before this event: it is known that Guf took heroin, but family life influenced him in the best way, however he could not completely get rid of the addiction.

And after parting, the musician hit all the hard and even ended up behind bars several times. It was only then that Alexei realized that he needed to do something and went for rehabilitation in one of the Israeli clinics. True, after the treatment, the rapper admitted that he could not completely quit drugs, but he refused from severe types.

Angelina Jolie

Surprisingly, the world-admired actress once could not be considered a role model. And even more, Angelina did not differ in exemplary behavior, she loved to shock the audience and dabbled not only in soft drugs, but even switched to heroin. A lot of time has passed since then, but Jolie prefers not to remember those years, justifying herself by the fact that then she was a completely different person.

Lolita

Lolita is one of the few public people who do not hide that they have taken intoxicating substances. According to the singer, drugs once helped her get rid of depression and fatigue. Until a certain point, she believed that this was just an innocent way to relax, but over time she realized that she was more and more addicted. Yes, and relatives began to notice that the artist has changed. After that, Lolita decided that it was not worth ruining her life.

Britney Spears

The pop princess, who at one time successfully exploited the image of an exemplary girl, at one point seemed to go off the rails. The fans simply stopped recognizing the idol: she behaved inappropriately, fought with the paparazzi, shaved her head and generally freaked out to the fullest. Because of this, Spears even lost custody of both sons. As it turned out, the reason for this behavior was drugs, which the singer had been taking for more than one year. But now, according to the singer, she coped with the addiction.